For Seniors: Come, Spring! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Daycare Services
In this article, we introduce March craft ideas recommended for seniors!
When it comes to March events, there are many with a cute image, like Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) and White Day.
Using lots of soft colors like pink and white in your crafts can put you in a gentle mood.
It’s the season when spring flowers begin to bloom, so let’s create a bright, festive atmosphere through crafting!
There are plenty of ideas you can use in senior day services and other elder care facilities, so please use them as a reference when making crafts together.
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[For Seniors] Come, Spring! Recommended March Crafts for Day Service (71–80)
Small peach blossom ornament
Let’s make a cute peach blossom decoration you can place on a table.
If you prepare color sand in white, green, and pink, you can create a piece inspired by the March Hina Matsuri (Girls’ Day).
Fill a small bottle that fits in your palm with color sand in layers from the bottom in the order of “green, white, pink” or “white, green, pink.” The color scheme evokes the hishimochi sweets displayed with Hina dolls.
Cut artificial peach blossoms to an appropriate length and insert them into the color sand in the bottle.
Adding a ribbon is a lovely touch if you like.
Creating a piece that conveys the warmth of spring may also help older adults—who may find it harder to sense the seasons—feel the change of season.
Butterflies made from paper
This is a paper butterfly with a beautiful fan-like spread.
Divide it into two upper and lower parts and pleat each one finely.
Glue the centers of the finished parts together, then secure them with wire.
Cut the wire a bit long, and curl the tips with pliers so they look like antennae.
Finally, gently spread the pleats to finish! Using origami with Japanese patterns or gradient colors, rather than a single color, will make it look even prettier.
Pop-up bouquet card
How about a delightful pop-up card where a bouquet is presented by your favorite character? To make the bouquet, fold a square sheet of paper into a triangle, draw three wavy lines, and cut along them.
Next, take a larger sheet, fold it into quarters, and make slits along the bottom fold line.
Cut off the lower-right section, apply glue, and assemble it so it pops up in 3D.
Prepare four identical pieces and glue them together so they overlap—your bouquet is complete.
Make a small handle for the bouquet with a strip of paper, then prepare your chosen character.
It’s best to pick a character the recipient will love.
Glue the bouquet handle onto the card base, then attach the bouquet so it fits neatly.
Layering bouquets of different sizes adds depth when the card is opened.
How about giving this as a heartfelt gift?
Dandelion Wreath
You can make an incredibly realistic dandelion wreath out of origami that could be mistaken for the real thing at a glance! Cut yellow origami paper into narrow strips, fold each strip in half, snip fine cuts along the mountain fold, and roll it up.
Cut green origami paper to create the receptacle (calyx), glue it around the rolled yellow piece, then fluff out the yellow part to complete a soft, puffy dandelion flower.
Next, arrange the dandelion flowers and leaf pieces evenly on a wreath base made by combining origami units, and you’re done! Even just doing the flower-rolling step together gives you plenty of that fun crafting feeling!
Hina dolls swaying in paper cups
Let’s try making heartwarming Hina dolls easily with paper cups! Cut the rim of a paper cup and stick origami paper on the sides.
Gently flatten the cup, fold in the corners, and attach the faces of the Emperor (Odairi-sama) and Empress (Ohina-sama) to finish.
Using the same method, you can also make the three court ladies and the five musicians, and arrange them as a five-tier or seven-tier display—highly recommended! Thanks to the rounded bottom of the paper cup, the Emperor and Empress sway softly, which is irresistibly charming.
By changing the faces, you can adapt this craft into many different creations.
Hina dolls made with two paper plates
Introducing easy handmade items for Hinamatsuri that you can try casually.
For this fun spring event, why not make Hina dolls using things you already have at home? All you need are paper plates, colored paper, and washi-patterned origami that could serve as kimono designs.
Cut the paper plates, then use origami to create and attach the kimono for the Emperor and Empress dolls to form the bodies.
Add the faces and a fan, and your handmade Hina dolls are complete.
These simple dolls require no difficult techniques, so they’re accessible even for older adults.
Give it a try as a craft activity at day service centers, too.
Sakura hanging ornaments
It’s great that you can also use it as a floral garland! Here are some ideas for a hanging sakura decoration.
This is a perfect idea for when your room feels a bit lonely or when you want to enjoy cherry-blossom viewing indoors.
The softly blooming, cute cherry blossoms will soothe your heart every time they catch your eye.
You’ll need pink tissue paper, scissors, string, and rubber bands.
By adjusting the size of the tissue paper, you can change the size of the flowers.
It comes together with a simple step: thread the string through the rubber band, and you’re done! Give it a try.